The Times Cryptic - Crossword Answers | 2017 10 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
The old man's second to overtake PASS
A PLANK ON A YACHT, SAY ABOARD
Revolutionary famously finished off greeting in Indian language MARATHI
Collected first for children’s charity mostly CALM
Hermia’s lover of fifty years — a smoother operator LYSANDER
Primate with cross and crown APEX
Decoration’s been lying in case, upside down FINIAL
Pretty good bazaar FAIR
A son blocking dull European’s difficult route to the top GREASY POLE
Spot politician entering imposing building PIMPLE
My turn: quiet! GOSH
Wife brought in before long, becoming faint SWOON
GAME LADY, NOT HALF, SCORES FREELY LACROSSE
PERSPECTIVE OF ONE WITH A DIRTY JOB THAT CAN BRING BETTER REWARDS? SWEEPSTAKE
Fifteen Listener puzzles LEINSTER
Carol collects roll for baking SWELTERING
Dead bird boy finds outside EXTERNAL
Sensational duck, wicket given after loud cry YELLOW
Challenging former deputy EXACTING
Tend to rule measure out ADMINISTER
Mature turn, the first to be ignored EVOLVE
Film makers, with a great deal, banking grand enthusiastically HAMMER AND TONGS
Support space research place? BACK ROOM
Beat bad, corrupt Greek character LAMBDA
On behalf of a call-girl PER PRO
SWEAR WORD USED IN SET-TO AT HOTEL OATH
We feel that journalist’s outstanding OWED
One who makes bloomers? BAKER
This girl’s note no good, leading to anxiety? SONGSTRESS
Did fancy hosts offer, at the end, something medicinal? DRUG
Looking embarrassed by vehicle in N Yorkshire resort REDCAR
WOMAN LEFT AFTER A MAJOR CONFLICT WAR WIDOW
Daughter on organ, expensive DEAR
Place of worship great statesman has abandoned indisposed CHURCH
One’s coming in at nine o’clock making the most sound WISEST
Material the Parisian brought into heaving tavern RELEVANT
FLAT RACE MAYBE FAILS TO FINISH EVEN
Anna Maria’s husband is lukewarm: she’s excited! samuel whiskers
Veil was lifted by revolutionary ad revealing source of perfume DAMASK ROSE
Card game: spades on top of pile SNAP
Forestry officer in right rage RANGER
FINISH OFF GOAL END
Groups seen in Felixstowe? Seen and dispatched ENNEADS
WRITE ARTICLE ABOUT A MISERABLE PLACE IN CALIFORNIA PASADENA
Bizarre motive inspiring Velazquez’s first picture TV MOVIE
First in print about fantastic dwelling PREFAB
Similar small plant appears in scenery for TV programme SESAME STREET
Intense flak flying about concealing unknown tool stanley knife
Money gets plain wool CASHMERE
SOME FEAR VOTING FOR AUSSIE PM ARVO
The female setter for today’s Herald HERMES
Something unspecified that won’t head your To Do list! WHATNOT
Quietly, he occupies modern male relative NEPHEW
Tune from musical husband's forgotten AIR